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Snake head, talismanic amulet to protect against snakebite, the famous Cleopatra committed suicide by being bitten not by an asp but by a desert horned viper, one of the most poisonous snakes in the world. L :4,5cm Ref :See in the old collection of Félicien de Saucy. Bibliography :E.Babelon Catalogue of antique and modern cameos of the National Library.
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Snake head, talismanic amulet to protect against snakebite, the famous Cleopatra committed suicide by being bitten not by an asp but by a desert horned viper, one of the most poisonous snakes in the world. L :4,5cm Ref :See in the old collection of Félicien de Saucy. Bibliography :E.Babelon Catalogue of antique and modern cameos of the National Library.
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